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EXCLUSIVE: Alana Haim has signed with UTA for representation in all areas, with a significant focus on acting, Deadline has learned. Haim made her feature film debut to rave reviews starring as the female lead of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Academy Award-nominated romance, Licorice Pizza. The film tells…

EXCLUSIVE: Actor, director, writer Jimmy Tatro has signed with Brillstein Entertainment for management. Tatro can currently be seen starring in The Real Bros of Simi Valley on Roku, a film he co-wrote, directed and executive produced. The film, a parody of The Real Housewives and Jersey Shore, began…

Jill Schary Robinson, a memoirist, novelist and mother of UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer, has died at 88. Robinson died Saturday at her home in Beverly Hills, CA, according to a statement from her family. A cause of death was not specified. Born in 1936 in Los Angeles, Robinson was the daughter of two…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated writer-producers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby have signed with Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment for management, Deadline has learned. The news comes following word this morning that the pair have been tapped to script Shadow Tiger, a feature adaptation of the comic book from…

EXCLUSIVE: Two Daughters Entertainment, the animation production company behind the internationally recognized kids’ series Moley and upcoming family animated feature The Land of Sometimes, has signed with Zero Gravity Management. Evan Anglin and Andriana Williams are set to run point for the client…

Stride is expanding its team, bringing on Bridget Smith and Austin Aronson as managers. Smith moves to Stride from Impression Entertainment where she spent the last 13 and a half years as a talent manager.  Smith brings with her talent including Robbie Magasiva (Rescue HI-Surf), Trace Lysette…

EXCLUSIVE: Keegan-Michael Key, his multi-hyphenate partner Elle Key, and their Bigger Picture Media Group banner have signed with CAA. An Emmy, Peabody, and Webby Award-winning actor, writer, and producer, Keegan-Michael Key is perhaps best known for co-creating and starring opposite Jordan Peele on…

UTA on Monday announced the expansion of its creator practice with the addition of Beth Heard as an agent in its UK Creators division. In her new role, Heard will focus on expanding UTA’s European roster of audio-endemic and digital-first talent, which includes the likes of Madeline Argy, RedHanded…

EXCLUSIVE: Bob Hearts Abishola star Fọlákẹ́ Olówófôyekù has signed with Anonymous Content for representation in all areas. Olówófôyekù had 95 episodes of Bob Hearts Abishola under her belt when the CBS comedy ended in May with Season 5. Her leading role as Abishola garnered her an NAACP Image Award…

EXCLUSIVE: Sherri Saum has signed with Paradigm for representation in all areas, Deadline has learned. Saum is best known for her role as Lena Adams Foster in Freeform’s The Fosters and spinoff, Good Trouble. Her other credits include the role of Bess in Season 2 of HBO’s In Treatment, as well as…

Bill Maher has a new agency; the HBO host is moving to WME. This deal has been brewing for some time, since Maher left CAA. He was spotting dining with Endeavor boss Ari Emanuel back in March. At that time, news emerged that Maher supposedly fired CAA after not being invited to an Oscar party…

Shelley Lewis, a former senior executive at Wasserman and real estate and hospitality firm Caruso, has joined UTA as VP of Communications. In announcing the hiring, UTA called Lewis “a trusted adviser to the C-suite,” noting her experience working with execs as well as media, employees, investors…